5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter

The pattern is E _ _ T _, with T fixed in the fourth slot. Five of the 16 matches count as common by English word frequency, so familiar options sit alongside less everyday entries such as EMPTS and EYOTS. The ending gives another quick clue: half the words finish with S, while six finish with E.

At a glance: E _ _ T _ words

• Exactly 16 five-letter words put E first and T fourth.
• Five matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• EMPTY and EXITS tie for the highest score at 12 points.
• Eight words end in S, six in E, and one each in H and Y.

Which matches work for Wordle?

Four matches occur in Wordle’s answer list and in a tournament dictionary; all 16 are allowed guesses. That makes the full pattern useful for testing letters, but only four entries belong to the answer-list overlap.

EARTH, EMPTY, ELITE, EXITS, and EDITS are recognizable examples among the matches. Collins includes all 16 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12. A Collins-listed word may not be accepted in an ENABLE or NWL2023 game, so check your game’s word list.

Scores and endings for E _ _ T _ words

For letter-tile scoring, EMPTY and EXITS each score 12, ahead of EMPTS at 9. EARTH, EVITE, EVETS, and EYOTS each score 8. The less familiar EMPTS is still worth noticing: its score beats several everyday options, and the average score across the 16 words is 7.2 points.

The endings narrow a clue quickly. Eight matches finish with S and six with E, leaving only two with other final letters: EARTH ends in H and EMPTY ends in Y. If your last tile is S, start with the larger group; if it is H or Y, those two words are the only matches.